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Alien Lanes

Guided By Voices
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
D
e---3------------------------------------------------------------------
B------3--------5------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------5-------9--------7-----------------------------------
D---------------------------9--------7---------------------------------
A------------3-------3-7------7--5-------------------------------------
E-3-------3------------------------------------------------------------
C
e----3-------------------2--------------------------------------------
B------3------5------------3------5-----------------------------------
G---------------5-------------------5---------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------3------3--2------2--3-------------------------------------
E-3-------3-----------------------------------------------------------
 For the bridge ("I speak in monotone...") play Bb and C, strummed
 normally.
 The verse is a pretty simple little riff.
 Play this thing a few times:
e------------------
B------------------
G------------------
D---4-------4------
A-2---2------------
E-------0-0---0----
 Followed by:
e----------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------- etc.
D---------------------------4-------4----
A----6-------6-----4------2--2-----------
E--4---4-4-4---0-2---2----------0-0---0--
  ^ (This is kind of a grace note played as you move your
  fingers from the G5 to F#5.)
 The transition from verse to chorus goes:
e-------------------
B-------------------
G-------------------
D----4-----4--------
A--2---2-1---1-2----
E-------------------
 The chorus is just two note power chords:
 
 
 The violin part is basically four notes played in different orders.
 e---11---9---------- is the first riff; the violin plays these notes
B-----------12---9-- throughout the rest of the song.
 The verse is just a change between C and G barre chords.
 The chorus is .
 For "Now you can see the boys" play C then B. (It might be C then G,
 I'm not really sure.)
 The "dreaming, scheming" riff is this:
e-----0-0-0-------0-0-0-----------------------------------------------
B---0-------0---0-------0-----0-0-0-------0-0-0-----------------------
G---------------------------0-------0---0-------0---------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A-0-----------0-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------0-----------0-------------------------------
 The last part goes like this:
 
e--3-----3----3---------------3----------------------3----------------
B--5----------3---------------3----3--3--3-----------3----------------
G--5--5----5--4---------------5-5-----------5--------4----------------
D--5----------5---------------5----------------------5----------------
A--3----------5---------------3----------------------5----------------
E-------------3--------------------------------------3----------------
 I get up Seven o'clock Drive myself up to the lookout rock
 The verse riff is:
 The chorus is: G A
 End on .
 The intro is: B D
 
 The verse is:
  And then repeat the intro.
 The first part is E then G.
 The break in between the two main parts is B GD#.
 Then the final part is E then Db.
 The guitar part to this is simply D and E. However, I think it sounds
 better to follow the baseline, especially if you're just playing alone.
 In that case, the chords are: .
 The opening riff is 3 barre chords: E FA F# E
 For the verse, I play the same chords, only leave the low E string open
 and alternate it with the chords like this:
e-0-----0----------2-----2----------5------
B-0-----0----------2-----2----------5------
G-1-----1----------3-----3----------6------
D-2-----2----------4-----4----------7------
A-2-----2----------4-----4----------7------
E---0-0---0-0-...----0-0---0-0-...----0-0--
 Followed by the main riff.
 For the "Shoot me down part" play E followed by A.
Then, for "Cause I won't be around" play a Dbm. The little riff that
goes on there is just the B string; while making the Dbm, lift your
middle finger on and off, like this B-5-5-5-4-5. The rest of the bridge
 goes like this:
 As you run  from the places you love I remember  the faces that cry
 And they're pulling  me back so I  have to die
 Special thanks to Dildozer
 bflat
 bflat
 bflat  bflat
 bflat
 bflat
 bflat
 bflat
 bflat  bflat
 bflat
 bflat
 bflat
d|--0--0----0--0--------
a|-0--0--0-0--0--0------
e|2--2--2-3--3--3------- (keep doin this over and over)
g-------------------------3333----------------------------333-----
d-3333333222222211111115555---3333333322222222111111115555---0-----
a------------------------------------------------------------------0770-0550
e-----------------------------------------------------------------1----1----
 a--0330-01111(alot of times)-
e-1----1--------------------0
first part: 4 times
a-------222553-23232- <-this last note switches to 5 on 4th time
e-333555-------------
second part: 2 times
a-555---33322--232323
e----333-----5-------
 first part: 2 times
 second part: 2 times
 first part: 2 times

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Readable chord sheet for Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices

[G]          [C]         [E]         [D]
e---3------------------------------------------------------------------
B------3--------5------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------5-------9--------7-----------------------------------
D---------------------------9--------7---------------------------------
A------------3-------3-7------7--5-------------------------------------
E-3-------3------------------------------------------------------------

  [G]         [C]         [Bm]        [C]
e----3-------------------2--------------------------------------------
B------3------5------------3------5-----------------------------------
G---------------5-------------------5---------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------3------3--2------2--3-------------------------------------
E-3-------3-----------------------------------------------------------

For the bridge ("I speak in monotone...") play Bb and C, strummed
normally.

The verse is a pretty simple little riff.

Play this thing a few times:

e------------------
B------------------
G------------------
D---4-------4------
A-2---2------------
E-------0-0---0----

Followed by:

e----------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------   etc.
D---------------------------4-------4----
A----6-------6-----4------2--2-----------
E--4---4-4-4---0-2---2----------0-0---0--
               ^ (This is kind of a grace note played as you move your
                  fingers from the G

The transition from verse to chorus goes:

e-------------------
B-------------------
G-------------------
D----4-----4--------
A--2---2-1---1-2----
E-------------------

The chorus is just two note power chords:

  [Ab5]   [F#5]   [E5]
  [Ab5]   [E5]    [F#5]

The violin part is basically four notes played in different orders.

e---11---9----------   is the first riff; the violin plays these notes
B-----------12---9--   throughout the rest of the song.

The verse is just a change between C and G barre chords.
The chorus is [G] [C] [Bm] [Bb] [A].
For "Now you can see the boys" play C then B. (It might be C then G,
I'm not really sure.)
The "dreaming, scheming" riff is this:

e-----0-0-0-------0-0-0-----------------------------------------------
B---0-------0---0-------0-----0-0-0-------0-0-0-----------------------
G---------------------------0-------0---0-------0---------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A-0-----------0-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------0-----------0-------------------------------

The last part goes like this:

   [C]          [G]               [Csus2]

e--3-----3----3---------------3----------------------3----------------
B--5----------3---------------3----3--3--3-----------3----------------
G--5--5----5--4---------------5-5-----------5--------4----------------
D--5----------5---------------5----------------------5----------------
A--3----------5---------------3----------------------5----------------
E-------------3--------------------------------------3----------------

I get up      Seven o'clock   Drive myself up to the lookout rock

The verse riff is:  [D] [A] [G]   [E] [G] [A]
The chorus is:  G  A
End on [A] [D].

The intro is:  B   D
               [B]   [D]   [E]

The verse is:  [A]  [D]  [A]  [F#]  [E]  [F#]  [D]  [B]  [D]
 And then repeat the intro.

The first part is E then G.
The break in between the two main parts is B G
Then the final part is E then Db.

The guitar part to this is simply D and E. However, I think it sounds
better to follow the baseline, especially if you're just playing alone.
In that case, the chords are: [D]  [A]  [D]  [G]  [F#]  [E]  [F#]  [G].

The opening riff is 3 barre chords: E F
For the verse, I play the same chords, only leave the low E string open
and alternate it with the chords like this:

e-0-----0----------2-----2----------5------
B-0-----0----------2-----2----------5------
G-1-----1----------3-----3----------6------
D-2-----2----------4-----4----------7------
A-2-----2----------4-----4----------7------
E---0-0---0-0-...----0-0---0-0-...----0-0--

Followed by the main riff.
For the "Shoot me down part" play E followed by A.
Then, for "Cause I won't be around" play a Dbm. The little riff that
goes on there is just the B string; while making the Dbm, lift your
middle finger on and off, like this B-5-5-5-4-5. The rest of the bridge
goes like this:
As you [F#]run from the places you love I r[E]emember the faces that cry

And they're [C]pulling me back so [D]I have to [C]die

Special thanks to Dildozer

[F] [G] bflat [C]
[F] [G] bflat [C]
bflat [G] bflat [C]
[F] [G] bflat [C]
[F] [G] bflat [C]
[F] [G] bflat [C]
[F] [G] bflat [C]
bflat [G] bflat [C]
[F] [G] bflat [C]
[F] [G] bflat [C]
[A] bflat [C] [F]

d|--0--0----0--0--------
a|-0--0--0-0--0--0------
e|2--2--2-3--3--3------- (keep doin this over and over)

[B] [A] [F]
[B] [A]

g-------------------------3333----------------------------333-----
d-3333333222222211111115555---3333333322222222111111115555---0-----
a------------------------------------------------------------------0770-0550
e-----------------------------------------------------------------1----1----

a--0330-01111(alot of times)-
e-1----1--------------------0

[F]  [F] [A] [G] [F]

first part: 4 times
a-------222553-23232-  <-this last note switches to 5 on 4th time
e-333555-------------

second part: 2 times
a-555---33322--232323
e----333-----5-------

first part: 2 times
second part: 2 times
first part: 2 times

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